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His Own Master
Kyle became conscious of his surroundings in degrees, the first thing he became aware of being his pounding head—it throbbed like red hot pokers were being driven through his brain. He almost wished he was unconscious again, and reaching for the veil caused him to groan. He decided that perhaps it was better to let the headache go away naturally. It reminded him of that time Alex, Jess and he had burnt themselves out after being attacked by the Sundered.
Kyle only realised he must have drifted off to sleep again when he opened his eyes to a dark room, and his head felt marginally better. Hearing soft talking to one side, Kyle idly looked over to see William talking with James and Matthew, who were stationed by the door. He then realised that the lassitude he was feelin
